2016 Map of Killik River C-1 NW

About this map

Okpikruak River defines the central drainage of this landscape in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range. The river winds through a valley flanked by rising slopes, most notably passing beneath the prominent Sivogakruak Bluff. This 2016 survey illustrates the remote wilderness character of the North Slope, where the land is primarily organized by its natural watercourses and the Public Land Survey System. The terrain is marked by significant elevation changes, with contours tracing the ascent from the riverbed into the surrounding highlands, including the survey areas of t8s r7w, t8s r6w, t9s r7w, and t9s r6w. The lack of man-made infrastructure or settlements emphasizes the preservation of this arctic environment as it was at the beginning of the twenty-first century.